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bureaucratic

[byoor-uh-krat-ik] / ˌbjʊər əˈkræt ɪk /








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Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a “strike force” of state government workers to help reduce bureaucratic delays and smooth the way for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

It said its health board reforms were intended to "improve equity of access to services and reduce the unwarranted variation and bureaucratic barriers we currently have in place".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The rest of the field for Secretary-General, the official from a second country said, is heavy on “secretary”—with international bureaucratic or behind-the-scenes diplomatic experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Although a pardon could be signed "minutes after" taking office, various bureaucratic hurdles would prevent it from taking effect that same day, Thiago Bottino, a law professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was a battle-hardened bureaucratic fighter whose career in federal service had been launched with his appointment to the New Deal’s Tennessee Valley Authority.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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